Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Four For Internet Fraud in Lagos 

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, August 15, 2025,  secured the conviction and sentence of four internet fraudsters before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Bisiriyu Roqeeb Abiodun, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, Akinwale Isaac …

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Kaduna by-election: Umar-Sani wins Basawa constituency seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Alhaji Dahiru Umar-Sani of the APC as the winner of the election for the Basawa Constituency seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Prof. Nasiru Rabiu of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, announced …

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‎NiMet forecasts 3-day rain, thunderstorms nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rain and thunderstorms across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja envisaged moderate rain over parts of Jigawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa states during the morning hours on Sunday. ‎The …

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Adesola Elegbeji wins Remo Federal constituency by-election In Ogun

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Adesola Elegbeji as winner of Saturday’s Remo Federal constituency of Ogun by-election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Kazeem Bello, made the declaration at the Ikenne collation centre  in the early hours of  Sunday. He …

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Kogi by-election: APC candidate, Hassan Shado emerges winner

Mr Hassan Shado of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Dekina-Okura II Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday in Kogi. Prof. Emmanuel Enenche-Onome, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, announced the results on Sunday. Enenche-Onome, said Shado scored a total of 55,073 votes to …

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Nigeria joins $6.4m International Push for Lassa fever vaccine

Nigeria has joined a new 6.4 million dollar international research consortium aimed at accelerating the development of a vaccine against Lassa fever. This was made known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Sunday in Abuja. …

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David Mark salutes IBB’s legacy on his 84th birthday

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Sen. David Mark, has paid glowing tribute to former Military President, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, as he marks his 84th birthday. This is contained in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Mumeh in a goodwill message on Sunday in Kano. …

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